Hey all!!! Hope everyone is well? we're in Melbourne!! country No.3!! have to say we're slowing down on the old sight seeing (hense no photos as yet!) but having a wikid time - oz is involving less lakes & moutains but a lot more alcohol!! we're staying in a funky hostel - in Saint Kilda called Bass. we're in the girl section called the Santuary or 'the bird santuary!' but its lots of fun - there's a bar in the hostel so spent quite a bit of time in that! went into Mebourne yesterdau to a big fair thing - like a fresher fair but for travellers so that was pretty cool - i held a massive Olive Pithon!! was cool!! but its def true what they say about Melbourne - has its own climate and you can get 4 season in one day. day before yest was 35degrees and we could barely stand the beach for 3 hours (which is about 5 mins from our hostel) but then yest it went from 27degrees to down pour!!! get a ickel wet! went on a tram like in the picture. we've been meeting a lot more ppl here. theres a lovely girl in our room so she does most things with us which is fun and theres been a big group of ppl here so its been fun! went out last night which was really good - however been suffering come what today!! we went for a massive fry up (some things don't change then!!) then watched a film in the hostel and monged on been bags all afternoon!! though you get free bubbly from 6-7 if your a girl so couldn't exactly turn that down could i! well hope all in well in uk - heard you got more snow!! gutted!!! i think of you while im in my bikini sunbathing in the mid 30's!!! oh bumped into another ex xerox student!! Cooper you rememeber Kim Visser!! we litterally bumped into her in supermarket!!! she works 3 mins from the hostel!! so random!!! Xeriods really do get everywhere!! take care all and keep in touch xxxxxxxxxxxxx